Here in the Real World
āĻāĻ āĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ âāĻŦā§āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ā§
From the author of the highly acclaimed, bestselling novel Pax comes a gorgeous and moving novel that is an ode to introverts, dreamers, and misfits everywhere, ideal for readers aged 9â12.
Ware canât wait to spend summer âoff in his own worldâ and generally being left alone. But then his parents sign him up for dreaded Rec camp, where he must endure Meaningful Social Interaction and whatever activities so-called ânormalâ kids do.
On his first day Ware meets Jolene, a tough, secretive girl planting a garden in the rubble of an abandoned church next to the camp. Soon Ware starts skipping Rec, creating a castle-like space of his own in the church lot.
Jolene scoffs, calling him a dreamer â he doesnât live in the âreal worldâ like she does. As different as Ware and Jolene are, though, they have one thing in common: for them, the lot is a refuge. And when their sanctuary is threatened, Ware vows to save the lot.
But what does a hero look like in real life? And what can two misfit kids do?
āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§
Sara Pennypacker is the author of the award-winning, New York Times best-selling Clementine series, the novel âSummer of the Gypsy Mothsâ, and the picture books âPierre in Loveâ, âSparrow Girlâ, and âMeet the Dullardsâ. She lives in the US. You can visit her online at www.sarapennypacker.com.
